View selected causes of death and population dynamics for Trinidad and Tobago including Life Expectancy by age and history, age adjusted death rates and world rankings for the top 50 causes and total deaths by cause. Health Data used is WHO 2011 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on the left to choose a new country profile or the list on the right to select a country to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

World Rank

Male

Female

All

M

F

All

1960

61.8

65.7

63.7

46

51

46

1970

63.5

68.0

65.7

57

56

56

1980

66.4

71.2

68.7

47

62

57

1990

67.5

72.4

69.9

58

76

67

2000

66.9

71.4

69.1

87

103

95

2011

66.5

75.2

70.8

118

103

112

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

World Rank

Male

Female

M

F

At Birth

66.5

75.2

118

103

Age 5

68.6

77.0

120

97

Age 10

68.7

77.1

120

97

Age 15

68.8

77.2

123

98

Age 20

69.3

77.4

122

96

Age 25

70.2

77.6

119

94

Age 30

70.9

77.8

119

95

Age 35

71.5

78.1

119

95

Age 40

72.0

78.4

119

94

Age 45

72.6

78.8

121

93

Age 50

73.3

79.2

127

93

Age 55

74.4

79.9

134

94

Age 60

75.7

80.7

140

91

Age 65

77.5

81.9

148

90

Age 70

79.6

83.3

157

92

Age 75

82.0

85.3

171

92

Age 80

85.3

87.8

166

85

Age 85

89.0

90.8

159

80

Age 90

93.0

94.2

152

78

Age 95

97.2

97.9

149

70

Age 100

101.7

102.1

151

67

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

Rate

World Rank

1.

Coronary Heart Disease

145.67

53

2.

Diabetes Mellitus

118.39

2

3.

Stroke

79.67

111

4.

Hypertension

35.60

56

5.

Violence

26.49

21

6.

HIV/AIDS

22.99

58

7.

Prostate Cancer

22.56

9

8.

Breast Cancer

22.14

27

9.

Influenza & Pneumonia

22.05

130

10.

Congenital Anomalies

16.54

1

11.

Road Traffic Accidents

16.19

92

12.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

12.23

59

13.

Kidney Disease

12.13

118

14.

Birth Trauma

11.17

55

15.

Endocrine Disorders

11.16

67

16.

Suicide

11.14

54

17.

Lung Cancers

9.60

111

18.

Low Birth Weight

9.22

99

19.

Liver Disease

8.08

115

20.

Cervical Cancer

8.05

65

21.

Lung Disease

8.03

169

22.

Other Injuries

8.02

135

23.

Inflammatory/Heart

7.56

83

24.

Peptic Ulcer Disease

7.15

39

25.

Lymphomas

6.96

45

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

Rate

World Rank

26.

Alzheimers/Dementia

6.04

86

27.

Pancreas Cancer

5.87

52

28.

Other Neoplasms

5.50

19

29.

Stomach Cancer

5.24

124

30.

Asthma

4.84

89

31.

Skin Disease

4.30

52

32.

Ovary Cancer

4.27

13

33.

Drownings

4.00

83

34.

Leukemia

4.00

91

35.

Anemia

3.64

74

36.

Parkinson Disease

3.12

13

37.

Epilepsy

2.85

66

38.

Prostatic Hypertrophy

2.63

2

39.

Liver Cancer

2.59

175

40.

Falls

2.59

130

41.

Uterin Cancer

2.43

26

42.

Malnutrition

2.42

95

43.

Oral Cancer

2.36

114

44.

Tuberculosis

2.26

131

45.

Diarrhoeal diseases

2.07

115

46.

Oesophagus Cancer

1.65

128

47.

Fires

1.51

103

48.

Bladder Cancer

1.44

134

49.

Alcohol

1.42

58

50.

Osteoarthritis

1.15

4

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

Deaths

%

1.

Coronary Heart Disease

1,682

19.17

2.

Diabetes Mellitus

1,383

15.76

3.

Stroke

907

10.34

4.

Hypertension

410

4.67

5.

Violence

383

4.37

6.

HIV/AIDS

322

3.67

7.

Influenza & Pneumonia

255

2.91

8.

Prostate Cancer

249

2.84

9.

Road Traffic Accidents

226

2.58

10.

Congenital Anomalies

182

2.07

11.

Breast Cancer

162

1.85

12.

Suicide

157

1.79

13.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

146

1.66

14.

Kidney Disease

146

1.66

15.

Endocrine Disorders

134

1.53

16.

Birth Trauma

119

1.36

17.

Lung Cancers

117

1.33

18.

Liver Disease

105

1.20

19.

Low Birth Weight

98

1.12

20.

Cervical Cancer

98

1.12

21.

Other Injuries

98

1.12

22.

Inflammatory/Heart

93

1.06

23.

Lung Disease

90

1.03

24.

Lymphomas

86

0.98

25.

Peptic Ulcer Disease

83

0.95

Deaths

%

26.

Pancreas Cancer

69

0.79

27.

Other Neoplasms

68

0.78

28.

Alzheimers/Dementia

65

0.74

29.

Stomach Cancer

61

0.70

30.

Asthma

58

0.66

31.

Drownings

55

0.63

32.

Ovary Cancer

53

0.60

33.

Skin Disease

49

0.56

34.

Leukemia

49

0.56

35.

Anemia

42

0.48

36.

Epilepsy

37

0.42

37.

Parkinson Disease

34

0.39

38.

Falls

34

0.39

39.

Liver Cancer

31

0.35

40.

Tuberculosis

29

0.33

41.

Oral Cancer

29

0.33

42.

Prostatic Hypertrophy

29

0.33

43.

Uterin Cancer

28

0.32

44.

Malnutrition

28

0.32

45.

Diarrhoeal diseases

23

0.26

46.

Oesophagus Cancer

20

0.23

47.

Alcohol

19

0.22

48.

Fires

18

0.21

49.

Bladder Cancer

16

0.18

50.

Meningitis

13

0.15

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

Rate

World Rank

1.

Prostate Cancer

22.56

9

2.

Breast Cancer

22.14

27

3.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

12.23

59

4.

Lung Cancers

9.60

111

5.

Cervical Cancer

8.05

65

6.

Lymphomas

6.96

45

7.

Pancreas Cancer

5.87

52

8.

Other Neoplasms

5.50

19

9.

Stomach Cancer

5.24

124

Rate

World Rank

10.

Ovary Cancer

4.27

13

11.

Leukemia

4.00

91

12.

Liver Cancer

2.59

175

13.

Uterin Cancer

2.43

26

14.

Oral Cancer

2.36

114

15.

Oesophagus Cancer

1.65

128

16.

Bladder Cancer

1.44

134

17.

Skin Cancers

0.44

161

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HEALTH RISK FACTORS

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

ALCOHOL LITERS

Total

Rank

4.3

111

SMOKING PERCENT

M

F

Rank

36.4

7.6

60

72

OBESITY PERCENT

M

F

Rank

16.0

54.7

72

11

HAPPINESS SCORE

Total

Rank

230

54

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY

Value

World Rank

Population Total

1,229,953

147

Sex Ratio M / F

1.02

44

Population 0-14

19.6 %

144

Population 15-64

72.6 %

7

Population 65 +

7.9 %

67

Birth Rate / 1000

14.36

134

Death Rate / 1000

8.11

97

Fertility Rate

1.72

148

Infant Mortality

24.50

75

Sex Ratio At Birth M / F

1.03

185

Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F

1.05

77

Value

World Rank

Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F

1.05

28

Sex Ratio 65 + M / F

0.75

113

Net Migrattion

-7.28

145

Population Growth

-0.10

174

Literacy Total

98.6

48

Literacy Male

99.1

31

Literacy Female

98.0

50

Unemployment

5.3

115

LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH

70.8

112

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

62.0

96

GDP PER CAPITA USD

$18,600

50

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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